We have been to see Steve today (21/9/08). He has had his left hand removed from the groin flap. The op went well by all accounts. His left hand is now heavily bandaged and his right hand is in a vacuum therapy glove. Steve's arms are uncovered and they are healing well as are his ears and the sides of his head. Steve's legs are still bandaged so the burn injuries in these areas are covered up. Steve has said that the grafts on the back of his legs are healing ok. Steve is still feeling pain at differing levels every day depending on what he is having done, but he is determined to get better so is trying to manage the pain the best he can. Steve is still not fully sat up in bed. He is slowly getting stronger and hopefully in the next few weeks will improve to where he is sitting up and perhaps becoming a little more mobile.

Considering what Steve is going through he was in good spirits and his niece fed him the usual minstrels. Steve now has to wait for a few weeks while his left hand has healed to a point where the surgical team can carry on with the next stages of their work on both his hands.
He appears to have put some weight back on and is eating well. We took him some bananas in today as this is his latest food craze.

We left Steve when Pauline and her Mum arrived. He waved us off with a smile on his face and thanked us for coming.

Pauline told us later that she had spoken to Steve about the Charity function last Thursday and how much had been raised. Steve was amazed at the amount of money that people had given and wanted us to tell A Watch in Control thank you for all their hard work and to say thanks to everyone who had supported the night. He said he wished he could of been there with us all.